03354nam 2200769 a 450 991095532290332120240313080716.097818477979641847797962978178170259817817025949781847794215184779421110.7765/9781847794215(CKB)2560000000085687(EBL)1069733(OCoLC)818847548(SSID)ssj0000712805(PQKBManifestationID)12260081(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712805(PQKBWorkID)10650845(PQKB)11110365(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085791(OCoLC)1132669608(MdBmJHUP)muse78005(Au-PeEL)EBL1069733(CaPaEBR)ebr10627265(CaONFJC)MIL843512(MiAaPQ)EBC1069733(DE-B1597)660227(DE-B1597)9781847794215(Perlego)1525976(EXLCZ)99256000000008568720111201d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLove, intimacy and power marriage and patriarchy in Scotland, 1650-1850 /Katie Barclay1st ed.Manchester ;New York Manchester University Press20111 online resource (233 p.)Gender in HistoryGender in historyDescription based upon print version of record.9780719095559 0719095557 9780719084904 0719084903 Includes bibliographical references and index.Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of tables; 1. Introduction: thinking patriarchy; 2. Marriage within Scottish culture; 3. The first step to marriage: courtship; 4. The construction of patriarchy: love, obligation and obedience; 5. The negotiation of patriarchy: intimacy, friendship and duty; 6. The ambiguities of patriarchy: the marital economy; 7. When negotiation fails: the abuses of patriarchy; 8. Conclusion: rethinking patriarchy; Select bibliography; IndexThrough an analysis of the correspondence of over one hundred couples from the Scottish elites across the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries, this book explores how ideas around the nature of emotional intimacy, love, and friendship within marriage adapted to a modernising economy and society. Patriarchy continued to be the central model for marriage across the period and as a result, women found spaces to hold power within the family, but could not translate it to power beyond the household. Comparing the Scottish experience to that across Europe and North America, Barclay shows that throughGender in history.MarriageSocial aspectsScotlandHistoryMale domination (Social structure)ScotlandHistoryMarriageSocial aspectsHistory.Male domination (Social structure)History.306.8109411Barclay Katie993231MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955322903321Love, intimacy and power4351823UNINA